Art by Aleksi Briclot
Commander deckBRW
Zurgo Helmsmasher
Wipe the board and destroy all lands while Zurgo's indestructible nature on your turn secures a lethal commander damage clock, locking out opponents while applying relentless aggro pressure.
Asked for“control , landlock, boardwipe, aggro”
Deck anatomy
What this list actually runs on: how cheaply it casts things, and whether it has enough ramp, card draw and interaction to keep up at the table. Each block is one card — hover for its name.
Mana curve · 62 nonland cards
The working parts
Counted from Scryfall’s community card tags, not from the builder’s own labels. A card that does two jobs counts twice, so these add up to more than the deck. The hatched band is a common rule of thumb, not a law — combo decks run leaner, battlecruiser decks heavier.
Colored mana symbols
Commander
1Zurgo Helmsmasher
2RWBLegendary Creature — Orc Warrior
Chosen commander for the requested strategy.
Ramp
10
Card Draw
10
Esper Sentinel
WArtifact Creature — Human Soldier
taxes noncreature spells into early card draw
Morbid Opportunist
2BCreature — Human Rogue
steady card advantage from frequent creature deaths
Black Market Connections
2BEnchantment
repeatable card draw, mana treasures, and board presence
Removal
15
Wrath of God
2WWSorcery
clears the board while Zurgo attacks cleanly on your turn
Armageddon
3WSorcery
locks opponents out of lands while your commander closes the game
Ravages of War
3WSorcery
redundant mass land destruction to solidify the landlock
Cataclysm
2WWSorcery
leaves you with Zurgo and an artifact while crippling opponents
Fall of the Thran
5WEnchantment — Saga
destroys all lands with a slow symmetric recovery
Threats/Wincons
20
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
4RWWLegendary Creature — Angel
doubles damage output to speed up your aggro clock
Aurelia, the Warleader
2RRWWLegendary Creature — Angel
provides additional combat steps to kill opponents faster
Kaalia of the Vast
1RWBLegendary Creature — Human Cleric
cheats huge flyers directly into combat
Avacyn, Angel of Hope
5WWWLegendary Creature — Angel
protects your lands and permanents through your own wipes
Drana and Linvala
1WWBLegendary Creature — Vampire Angel
shuts down activated abilities while presenting an evasive clock
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
5WWLegendary Creature — Phyrexian Praetor
buffs your attackers and suppresses opposing boards
Terror of the Peaks
3RRCreature — Dragon
burn damage engine attached to a flying dragon
Bloodthirster
5RCreature — Demon
provides multiple combat steps against every opponent
Moraug, Fury of Akoum
4RRLegendary Creature — Minotaur Warrior
generates extra attack phases through land drops
Dauthi Voidwalker
BBCreature — Dauthi Rogue
evasive beater that denies graveyards and steals spells
Karlach, Fury of Avernus
4RLegendary Creature — Tiefling Barbarian
gives first strike and additional combats
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
1WWLegendary Creature — Human Knight
creates attacking tokens and scales in power
Liesa, Shroud of Dusk
2WWBLegendary Creature — Angel
punishes casting spells under land-straitened conditions
Kambal, Consul of Allocation
1WBLegendary Creature — Human Advisor
drains opponents whenever they cast noncreature spells
Vindictive Lich
3BCreature — Zombie Wizard
disrupts opponent hands and life totals upon dying
Balor
3RRCreature — Demon
punishes opponents with artifact destruction, damage, and discard
Utility
7
Teferi's Protection
2WInstant
phases your board out before your mass land destruction resolves
Boros Charm
RWInstant
grants your permanents indestructible before asymmetric wipes
Lightning Greaves
2Artifact — Equipment
protects Zurgo and grants immediate haste
Crucible of Worlds
3Artifact
breaks parity on land destruction by replaying lands from graveyard
Blind Obedience
1WEnchantment
forces opposing creatures and artifacts to enter tapped
